Every morning, when I dress Owen (my 2yo), he sings the first couple of lines from this song:
Archive for January, 2012
So there, book one is complete. I should have finished it two days ago, but there was always something stopping me. I’ll post an actual review later when I’m not so tired (that might mean sometime in 2026, but hopefully […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wrote about this more here, but figured this is easier than cross-posting. Thanks to the Ottawa 67s Booster Club and the team and especially Ryan Van Stralen for making the day so memorable for Trevor!
Once again, here is the Authors born/died on this day list on ISFDB. So many new people born! Authors Born On This Day: Authors Who Died On This Day: Charles Perrault (1628-1703) Charles F. Horne, Ph.D. (1870-1942) Milt Youngren (1899-1969) Clement Hurd (1908-1988) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We usually have CBC Radio 2 on in the background at home (a sign of impending old fogeydom?). Saturday evening, they played a set of jazzy covers of non-jazzy songs, including “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” done by Sophie […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Instead of blathering on about it every other day, I’ve decided to add a progress bar for the Wheel of Time. Look to my right, err, your right! Err, the sidebar! OK, so this thing isn’t perfect (the end seems […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Going to bed early is harder than it seems! I have tried to hit the sack by 10:30pm every night, and only succeeded once. That one time I tossed and turned until midnight so I will not deem that a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve started The Eye of the World tonight, and I couldn’t help noticing… Is that Nicolas Cage on the cover? I guess he’s a shoe-in if a movie is ever made…
NB: I meant to post this yesterday, but spent most of the day in bed feeling crummy. So, um, Happy New Year! 2011 was a bit of a schmozzle for the world, but I had a pretty good year. Highlights […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…